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SCARFF, Maria

SCARFF, Maria

Female 1815 - 1901  (86 years)   Has no ancestors but 38 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SCARFF, Maria 
    Birth 1815  Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 1 Oct 1815  Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1901  Romford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2298  Edgoose
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Family 1 HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1871, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jul 1839  Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. HARWIN, William,   b. 10 Oct 1838, Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. HARWIN, Sarah,   b. 1840, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. HARWIN, John,   b. 1842, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. HARWIN, Robert,   b. 9 Dec 1843, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1934, Walsoken, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     5. HARWIN, Alfred Edwin,   b. 1844, Downham Registration District, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. HARWIN, Henry,   b. 1846, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. HARWIN, Mary,   b. 1847, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1878, West Ham Registration District, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     8. HARWIN, Anne,   b. 1849, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. HARWIN, Hinson,   b. 1851, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1934, St. Faiths Registration District, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. HARWIN, Charles,   b. 5 May 1853, Downham Registration District, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1943, Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     11. HARWIN, Jane,   b. 1855, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. HARWIN, Edward,   b. 1857, Downham Registration District, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1867, Watlington, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
    Family ID F969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

    Family 2   
    Children 
     1. HARWIN, Susan,   b. 1834, Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854, Downham Registration District, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Mother: natural]
     2. HARWIN, Frederick,   b. 1837, Marham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 

    • MARIA SCARFF 1810 or 1811-1901

      She was baptised at Marham, Norfolk, on 1 October 1815, daughter of Jonas SCARFE and his wife Maria née BUCKLE.
      (source: Rhys@dwhatmore.freeserve.co.uk)

      From the 1851 census of Watlington Hall, Watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
      John HARWIN, head, married, aged 38, railway servant, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      *Maria HARWIN, wife, married, aged 35, born at Marham, Norfolk;
      Frederic HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 13, born at Marham, Norfolk;
      William HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 12, born at Marham, Norfolk;
      Sarah HARWIN, daughter, aged 10, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      John HARWIN, son, aged 8, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      *Robert HARWIN, son, 7, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Henry HARWIN, son, aged 6, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Mary HARWIN, daughter, aged 5, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Anne HARWIN, daughter, aged 3, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Hurson HARWIN, son, aged 2 months, born at Watlington, Norfolk.
      (HO107/1830/86/24)

      From the 1861 census of Fen Row, watlington, Downham, Norfolk:
      John HARWIN, head, married, aged 49, railway signalman, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      *Myrina HARWIN, wif, married, aged 47, born at Marham, Norfolk;
      Robert HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 17, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Henry HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 15, coal seller, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Mary HARWIN, daughter, aged 13, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Ann HARWIN, daughter, aged 11, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Findson HARWIN, son, aged 9, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Charles HARWIN, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Jane HARWIN, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Edward HARWIN, son, aged 3, born at Watlington, Norfolk.
      (RG9/1258/12/17)

      Her husband John HARWIN died at Watlington, Norfolk, on 8 February 1871.
      (source: Berylanne@aol.com)

      After the death of her husband in 1871 she went to live with her daughter Jane who had married Henry WOOLSEY.
      (source: Berylanne@aol.com)

      In 1881 she was living at 15 Agate Street, West Ham, Essex, with Henry and Jane WOLSEY (sic) and their five children:
      Henry WOLSEY, head, aged 32, coal porter, born Glasgow, Scotland;
      Jane WOLSEY, wife, aged 27, born at Watlington, Norfolk;
      Eliza WOLSEY, daughter, aged 9, born at Watlington;
      John WOLSEY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Battersea, Middlesex;
      Amelia WOLSEY, daughter, aged 4, scholar, born at Canning Town, Essex;
      William WOLSEY, son, aged 2, born at Canning Town;
      Thomas WOLSEY, son, aged 1month, born at Canning Town;
      *Maria HARWIN, mother-in-law, widow, aged 70 (i.e. born 1810 or 1811), born Marran (sic), Norfolk.
      (RG11/1714/52/35)

      The 1901 census lists a Maria HARWIN aged 84 (i.e. born 1816 opr 1817), as a pauper inmate, a widow, and a "Field Worker", born Martham (sic), Norfolk. Jane WOOLSEY (sic), 48 years old and born at Watlington, Norfolk, was still living in West Ham.

      The death of a Maria HARWIN aged 86 was registered in 1901 (i.e. born 1814 or 1815).
      (GRO December Q 1901 Romford 4a 280)
      NOTE: According to Berylanne@aol.com she is thought to have died in West Ham Union Workhouse.

      (revised 17.05.2017)



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